January New Release Blog Hop!!!

Posted by: YNS on Friday, January 7, 2011 at 8:00 am

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp January New Release BLOG HOP!

We’ve got some fabulous new YNS stamps to showcase today! I’d like to thank my talented Illustrators and DT for all their hard work and amazing designs! These new stamps are available to buy right now from the Your Next Stamp store along with all your YNS favourites. We also have two wonderful guests joining us for our hop – the amazing Angela Wood and Jen Del Muro.

If you would like to participate in the hop and you didn’t arrive here from Angela’s Blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the start of the hop at Wendy’s blog, as you don’t want to miss these fab new releases!

The hop starts today (07 January 2011 at 03:00 EST) and ends on 10 January 2011 at midnight EST.

As always here at Your Next Stamp, we have a wonderful prize for you to win! One lucky winner will be drawn at random from the links in the linky list to receive this fabulous Chocolate Lover Collection designed by the very talented Heather Rolin! FYI – if you chose to purchase this set and then find out you are a winner. no worries, I’ll exchange it for some stamps you don’t already own.

Chocolate Lover Collection

You will see that every stop along the hop has a linky list – this is the SAME linky list posted on every blog, so that you can enter the prize draw from any stop (although we hope you will visit all the blogs on today’s hop!). The linky will update itself on everyone’s blog when a link is entered – how cool is that? Please remember to only enter your name ONCE into the linky list during the hop – you do NOT need to enter your name at every stop and multiple entries will be removed. It’s not a requirement for you to comment at every stop along the hop to be eligible to be entered into the prize draw, but the DT would sure love to hear what you think of their new release creations!

I’m running some special promotions, so be sure to hop on over to the YNS store once you’ve finished the hop. There is a fab clearance section, where you can grab a bargain or two, and I’ve has also put together some special-priced bundles!!

So onto my blog hop creations! For my first creation I have used Fhiona Galloways Kyle – IPod Teen Boy to create some fun gift card holders! I actually made these for both my brother in laws this past Christmas, they were a huge hit!

I also made a card using the set Happiness from Heather Rolins new collection From The Heart. I absolutely LOVE this set and I can see myself using it in so many different ways!

Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Wendy Ramlakhan
Beth Ranney-Thomas
Jenny Cierley
Crystal Irwin
Simonne Clay
Angela Wood {Guest DT}
Karen Dedman
Sylvia Blum
Linda Cummings
Jen Del Muro {Guest DT}
Kerri Michaud
Maureen Wong
Chris Olsen

So now it’s time for you to hop on over to Sylvia’s Blog as she is the next stop on our hop, but I’d love it if you left me a comment before you go!

Thanks so much for hopping with us today! I hope you enjoy our new release!

Happy Stamping!

YNS November New Release Hop!

Posted by: YNS on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 8:00 am

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Welcome to the Your Next Stamp November New Release BLOG HOP! We’ve got some fabulous new YNS stamps to showcase today…a new Ellie, a few new Fhiona’s, a super cool footballer and a sweet little donkey too! Plus, I’ve had so many requests for more of the adorable Mini Fhiona stamps that I decided to add 8 new Mini stamps to the collection! These new stamps are available to buy right now from the Your Next Stamp store along with all your YNS favourites. We also have 2 wonderful guests joining us for our hop – the amazing Jen del Muro, and our November YNS Guest Designer Kerry Urbatch. Welcome girls!

If you would like to participate in the hop and you didn’t arrive here from Linda’s blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the start of the hop at the Maureen’s blog, as you don’t want to miss these fab new releases!

The hop starts today (Thursday November 18 at 03:00 EST) and ends on Saturday November 20 at midnight EST.

As always, here at Your Next Stamp, we have a wonderful prize for you to win! One lucky winner will be drawn at random from the comments here on my blog to receive a new release stamp package. It’s not a requirement for you to comment at every stop along the hop to be eligible, but the DT would sure love to hear what you think of their new release creations!

Not only am I offering an amazing hop prize, I’m also holding a special 20% OFF YOUR ORDER sale which is running for an entire week (from today until November 25 at midnight EST)! Be sure to enter the code YNSNOV when checking out at http://www.yournextstamp.com/ to receive your 20% discount!

Now onto my blog hop creation! I decided to use the awesome new Football Dude to create an extra special Christmas card for my hubby. He and all his buddies are crazy Miami Dolphin fans so I’m sure once he sees this he’ll want me to start an assembly line and create one for each of his friends! LOL In case you are wondering…the Merry Christmas sentiment is from the Lots of pressies under the tree stamp set, the snowflakes are the Snowflake Border stamp and the gems are the beautiful Swarovski crystals…I love the way they sparkle!!!

I’m your last stop on our hop so before you head off to the YNS Store for some shopping be sure to leave me a comment for your chance to win the new release surprise package!!!

Before I go I’d just like to remind you all about our current YNS Challenge chosen by the wonderful Crystal! It ends on Tuesday November 23, so you still have plenty of time to join in! The challenge is extra special as we are being co-sponsored by Really Reasonable Ribbon, so why not hop on over to the YNS Challenge blog and join in!

Here is the hop order just in case you get lost along the way…

Maureen Wong http://mycasestudies.blogspot.com/

Jen del Muro http://iheart2stamp.com/

Jenny Cierley http://suchins.blogspot.com/

Crystal Irwin http://crystalkbk.blogspot.com/

Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/

Kerri Michaud http://cardsbykerri.blogspot.com/

Beth Ranney-Thomas http://inkyfingersrule.blogspot.com/

Wendy Ramlakhan http://sugarpea-designs.blogspot.com/

Kerry Urbatch http://thestampingbug.blogspot.com/

Chris Olsen http://twinklesglow-glowbug.blogspot.com/

Linda Cummings http://lccorner.blogspot.com/

Karen Dedman https://blog.yournextstamp.com/ – GRAND PRIZE DRAW

Thanks so much for hopping with us today! I hope you love all the new releases too!

Happy Stamping!

I’m very excited to annouce…

Posted by: YNS on Friday, October 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm

ScrapFest Cropper Fhiona!!!!

Whew! I’ve been keeping this a secret for a very long time and I am so excited to finally reveal this adorable stamp!!!! Isn’t she just the cutest?!? She was designed with love for Lisa who is the proud president of ScrapFest here in Ontario. She wanted an adorable stamp to represent her company and Fhiona was just the right fit. I am so grateful that she trusted me with this wonderful project – thank you Lisa!!!! It was an absolute pleasure working with you!

Cropper Fhiona is a ScrapFest special edition stamp so if you want to get your hands on this cutie and ink her up you have a very limited time to do so. You can scoop her up at ScrapFest Oshawa this weekend or if you are not a local you can purchase this stamp at the YNS Store this weekend only! I’ve decided to remove the shipping charges from this stamp so if you would like to add her to your YNS collection then hop on over to the YNS and put this cutie in your shopping cart and the shipping is on me!

If you are local I hope you are planning to visit ScrapFest this weekend for some great deals and awesome shopping! Be sure to stop by the YNS booth to say HI as I would love to meet you and have you join me for my make and take! FUN!

Here is a printable coupon for 10% off stamps at the YNS booth plus I’ve got other great deals too! Just print this off and bring it with you to ScrapFest!

SURPRISE BLOG HOP!!!!

The hop starts today (Friday, October 15th at 9:00 EST) and ends on Sunday, October 17th at midnight (EST).
The YNS design team has been playing with this cutie and they have some fabulous projects to share with you so be sure to hop along for some inspiration and then enter to win this stamp and post it note holder at the end of the hop.

Hop Prize (click photo to enlarge picture)

You are at the beginning of the hop so your next stop is the fabulous Linda! Remember to comment on all the blogs and then enter the prize draw on Simonne’s blog which is your last stop. Happy hopping!

Here is your hop order…

Karen Dedman – that’s ME :o))

Linda Cummings http://lccorner.blogspot.com/

Crystal Irwin http://crystalkbk.blogspot.com/

Wendy Ramlakhan http://sugarpea-designs.blogspot.com/

Chris Olsen http://twinklesglow-glowbug.blogspot.com/

Maureen Wong http://mycasestudies.blogspot.com/

Beth Ranney-Thomas http://inkyfingersrule.blogspot.com/

Jenny Cierley http://suchins.blogspot.com/

Sylvia Blum http://sylviastamps.blogspot.com/

Kerri Michaud http://cardsbykerri.blogspot.com/

Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/

Now hop on over to the YNS store and grab this cutie ScrapFest Cropper Fhiona for your collection!

Happy Stamping!

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas YNS Blog Hop

Posted by: YNS on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 1:00 pm

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Welcome to our fabulous YNS Winter New Release Blog Hop! I’m excited to finally release all these super fun holiday stamps!!! We’ve got an amazing hop line up with some very talented guests so be sure to hop along to see all the incredible new images from our fabulous illustrators Fhiona, Franfou and Heather.

I’d like to thank my illustrators, my amazing DT and guests for all their hard work and amazing eye candy!!! A special thanks to Simonne for helping put together this awesome hop! She always keeps us organized and I so appreciate all her hard work. Big hugs to all!

I know the hop line up is fairly long so as a little incentive to keep hopping there are mini prizes along the way as well as a grand prize located at the end so why not start at the beginning…

Your first stop on the hop is the super talented Crystal!!! You will love what she has for you!!!

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Hopefully you’ve been hopping along and ended up here via the amazing and talented Tori Wild.

If you came from Tori’s blog then you are on the right track and I’d like to say…

Congrats to making it to last hop stop! Grand Prize information is at the end of my post.

Here is my hop card…

I’ve stamped the super cute Skating Fun Fhiona (yes, she has returned to YNS now as a single stamp – YAY!) with Brilliance black ink onto Copic X-press it blending card and colored her in with Copics. The DP is from the Winter Song paper pack. I added some stickles to the ice and had so much fun adding all the glitter brads and red metal embellies to this super fun new nestie…and yes I used my new fav tool the Embellie Gellie!

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is our hop line up…

Karen Dedman – I’m sure you know that you are here already :o)

Wanna a chance to win these stamps?

I’m sure you said YES!!! All you need to do is leave a comment and enter your name into the link at the end of this post and you’ll be entered into our Grand Prize draw for these fabulous YNS new release stamps!

Thank you so much for joining us! I hope you enjoyed the hop!

Now before you head off the the YNS store to shop and take advantage of the 15% off discount (online code YNSOCT15) be sure to enter the grand prize draw by leaving me a comment and adding your name to the link below.

Sneak Peek Day 3 – Winter Release

Posted by: YNS on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 4:00 am

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Welcome to day 3 of the Winter Release sneak peeks! I’m super excited to share all the fabulous new stamps with you so I hope you join us tomorrow for our Winter Release Hop along with some fun holiday shopping!

Here is my super cute peek card for today…

I’ve stamped Merry Mouse Candy Cane with Brilliance black ink onto Copic X-press it Blending Card and colored this adorable new Franfou image with Copics. The background dp is from the new i believe paper pack by My Mind’s Eye.

Crystal and Sylvia have some peeks for you too so be sure to hop on over to see what they have in store for you!

Until tomorrow…Happy Stamping!

Sneak Peek Day 2 – Winter Release

Posted by: YNS on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 4:00 am

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I hope we all peaked your curiosity with a little peek at Heather’s Holiday Collection! I can’t wait to show you the entire collection this Thursday!

Today, myself along with Chris, Kerri, Maureen and Linda have some more peeks of the fabulous winter releases which will be available to purchase on Oct 7th.

I’m so excited to inform you that Fhiona and Friend Penguin is back! YIPPEE! This stamp is a fan favorite and it’s available once again…now as a single image. She is sooooo CUTE!!!

Here is my peek card for today…

I stamped Fhiona with Brilliance black ink onto Copic X-press it blending card and colored her in with Copics. The snow is the beautiful Diamond White Flower Soft…silver and gold Flower Soft are on the way to the YNS store this week! YAY!

Remember to stop by the other gals blogs today for some more peeks of the new Winter releases.

I’ll be back tomorrow with my final peek…it’s a super adorable new Franfou image!

Happy Stamping!

Sneak Peek – Day 1 – Welcome Heather!

Posted by: YNS on Monday, October 4, 2010 at 4:00 am

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Welcome to YNS Sneak Peek Day 1!!! I’m so excited about all the amazing Holiday stamps that are being releases on October 7th!!! There are over 25 new images all from the amazing and talented Fhiona Galloway, Franfou and our newest Illustrator Heather!

Today’s peeks are dedicated to our new Illustrator Heather Rolin! I’m so excited to bring Heather’s amazing designs to Your Next Stamp! We’ve been working together on some new collections for YNS and this Thursday I finally get to release her first collection – YAY! The Happy Holidays Collection is absolutely amazing and I just love the versatility of these images!!!

For my sneak peek I stamped one of the Holiday Stockings from this collection and made it into a holiday gift tag. I love making my own gift tags and these stockings are perfect!!!

I stamped the image with Brilliance black ink onto the new Copic X-press it blending card and colored it in with Copics and then tied it onto the bag with divine twine. Just in case you are wondering…the To: and From: sentiments are from Dale’s Garden Greetings set.

Please be sure to visit the super talented Simonne, Wendy and Beth for more peeks at Heather’s new Holiday Collection!

I’ll be back tomorrow with another peek so until then…

Happy Stamping!

YNS Fall into Halloween Blog Hop!!!

Posted by: YNS on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 7:00 am

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Welcome to our Fall into Halloween Blog Hop!!! Today I am super excited to introduce you to some adorable and fun fall and Halloween stamps! Thank you for these super cute designs Fhiona!!! Today is also the official start day for all the new YNS DT members! Welcome ladies!!! I’ve seen some of the hop projects and WOW they are stunning so be ready for some jaw dropping eye candy!!! Also be sure to stop by the YNS Store and check out the fab new stamps and goodies!

Before I get to all the hop details I’d like to let you know that today is also YNS Challenge #24! YIPPEE! We’ve combined this challenge with the hop and our theme is Anything Goes!!! So feel free to make a Fall or Halloween card or anything that heart desires!

If you would like to participate in the hop and you didn’t arrive here from Wendy’s fabulous blog then please CLICK HERE and hop on over to the Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog which is where all the fun begins, as I’m sure you will not want to miss seeing all the new release creations!

The hop starts today (Wednesday September 1st) and ends on Monday September 6th at midnight EST.

As always, here at Your Next Stamp, we have some wonderful prizes for you to win! Two lucky winners will be drawn at random to each receive a new release stamp package, but please make sure you comment at every stop along the hop to be eligible to be entered into the draw. We’d love you to join us over at our new Paper Craft Planet (PCP) Group, and so as an added incentive, anyone that becomes a member of our YNS PCP Group will automatically receive a second entry into the blog hop grand prize draw! How great is that? (It’s free and easy to join PCP by the way!)

Not only an I offering two amazing prizes, I’m also going to include a free surprise gift with every order placed at the YNS Store during the hop! And that’s not all … if you join our YNS Group over at PCP, you’ll also be personally emailed an exclusive PCP-YNS-Group-only YNS store discount code! WOW!!!

Here is my hop/challenge card using the new super adorable stamp Fhiona’s Friend Squirrel along with the Autumn Greetings sentiment which is from the new Leaf Frame stamp. I’ve also used one of my new most favorite paper pads called Apple Cider from Imaginisce along with some Autumn Flower Soft for a little dimension.

Well you made it to the end of our awesome new release hop! I hope you had fun and enjoyed checking out all the fab new stamps and stunning creations!

Just in case you get lost here is the hop order…

Karen Dedman – I hope you know that you’re already here :o)

Remember to leave me a comment before you go and then hop on over to the YNS store to check out all the new stamps and goodies!

**edit** Please enter your name into the link below to be entered into the grand prize draw…be sure that you have commented on all the blogs along the hop – thank you!

Thank you so much for joining us!

Happy Stamping!

Blog Hop Blinkie Contest

Posted by: YNS on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 11:32 pm

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Created by SemSee

Hello!!! It’s time for another special new release!!! YIPPEE!!!

The fun all begins on September 1st and not only are we bringing you some super fun Fall and Halloween stamps but this will be the first hop showcasing all the fabulous NEW YNS Design Team Members!!!

I really hope you choose to grab this adorable blinkie that Simonne designed for us and post it on your blog to help spread the word!

What’s in it for you…

Well you get to look a cute blinkie everytime you log onto your blog *grin* plus you have a chance at winning the entire September release! WOW! That is a ton of rubbuh!!!

All you need to do is…

Grab the blinkie code and post it on your blog
Add your blog link below and post a comment letting me know that you’ve posted the blinkie on your blog

You are still more than welcome to enter if you don’t have a blog, just leave me a comment letting me know that you would like to be entered in the contest but you don’t have a blog.

Thank you so much!!!

Happy Stamping!!!

YNS Birthday Bash Blog Hop!!!

Posted by: YNS on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 12:00 pm

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Happy 1st Birthday Your Next Stamp!

I am soooo excited about our Birthday Hop today!!! Yep, that’s right were hopping so if you started at my blog then you are in the right place! This is where all the fun begins!

This year has been full of fun and excitement and so is our hop! We’ve got some great prizes, fabulous guests and of course some super CUTE new releases!!! Fhiona you have totally outdone yourself once again! Thank you for these fabulous new additions! You’ll see all these fab releases on the hop plus you can also check them out in the August release section at the YNS Store. You will instantly fall in love with the adorable Star Cuties (look for more of these little cuties in the future) plus we’ve got lots of adorable boy stamps, Berry Patch Ellie, Girlfirends, sleepover party, and Fhiona and Fhinn Safari stamps! WOW!

I’ve used Skateboard Dude for my hop card and he looks like he’s having so much FUN!

I’d also like to thank everyone for supporting myself and YNS this past year! I am so grateful for all the wonderful people I have met and I look forward to many more exciting and fun years with all of you and YNS!!!

Alrighty then lets get hopping! Here are all the yummy details…

Let’s start with the prize…

We’re giving away 2 gift certificates worth $25 each to spend on stamps of choice at the YNS store! YIPPEE!!! How awesome is that! We’ve got 2 grand prize giveaways!

Details on what you need to do to be entered in the prize draw…

We got something different planned for this hop. Each hop member has a secret letter so as you hop be sure to make a note of all the secret letters. They will be very clearly presented on each blog so you should haven’t any problems located all 16 letters and you must comment on all the hop member blogs to qualify for the prize.

Once you have completed the hop and collected all the letters you will need to unscramble them to unlock the secret phrase! FUN

Once you have your answer please email me HERE and I will enter your name into the draw!

My secret letter is P

Just in case you get lost along the way here is a list of all the hop participants…

Karen Dedman – you’re here now :o)

Heather Rolin
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Maylee Pham

Kim Wilson
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Amy Leggate

I’ve also got a sale going on over at the YNS Store!

20% off your entire order – this includes regular and sale priced items so be sure to stop by the YNS store and grab a great birthday deal!

Online Code – HBYNS

The blog hop will run until Wednesday August 11th at midnight (EST) so get hopping and I look forward to receiving your emails with all your secret message guesses!

Remember to comment and then hop off to Jen’s Blog and have FUN!

Happy Stamping!